This Radeon HD 4850 Sapphire Vapor-X Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements.

DirectX 10 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

This low performing GPU is unable to play any of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon HD 4850 Sapphire Vapor-X Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 4850 Sapphire Vapor-X Edition in your PC? This Radeon HD 4850 Sapphire Vapor-X Edition graphics card has reached the end of its ability to run games released today. If you have it in your gaming PC then it’s time to upgrade your graphics solution.

Radeon HD 4850 Sapphire Vapor-X Edition is a special edition of the high-end Radeon HD 4850. The new features includes an increase in the central unit that went from 625MHz to 650MHz and in the operating MC, increased to 1000MHz. A new cooling system is also available. The performance boost is small and benchmarks indicate it's around 2% when compared to the reference Radeon HD 4850.